Alec Baldwin Files to Dismiss 'Rust' Manslaughter Charge, Claims Grand Jury 'Rigged'

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Alec Baldwin Files to Dismiss 'Rust' Manslaughter Charge, Claims Grand Jury 'Rigged'
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Alec Baldwin wants to be let off the hook in the 'Rust' manslaughter case, because he claims prosecutors stacked the deck against him with the Grand Jury that indicted him.

wants to be let off the hook in the"Rust" manslaughter case, because he claims prosecutors stacked the deck against him with the Grand Jury that indicted him.filed new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, where he seeks to have his criminal case completely tossed ... arguing the grand jury process was completely rigged by the Santa Fe County D.A.'s office -- alleging they trotted out 7 witnesses who were incredibly biased.Specifically, Alec says 3 of the witnesses were on the D.A.

's"payroll," 2 of them were from the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office, one was already suing him in aAnother eye-popping allegation in the docs involves the FBI testing of the pistol used in the scene. Alec claims the D.A. failed to present all the evidence from that testing ... which he alleges showed the revolver did, in fact, fire without the trigger being pulled when all 6 rounds were loaded, just as they were on the day of the tragedy.

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